Multi-channel event timer with external FPGA interface

We present a new architecture of Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC) and time tagging electronics with multiple synchronized input channels. Its unique data interface enables fast data transfer and rapid on-the-fly analyses via external FPGA boards beyond the throughput-limitations of widely established data interfaces. Apart from showing design features and benchmark results of the instrument as such, we present results from fluorescence lifetime imaging and a development snapshot of other high throughput applications.